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“That is really helpful, thank you.”

“In relation to what Calvin said about who the Committee should have before it, apart from our Chair, I am one of the few MPs who was here at the time of the fall of Afghanistan. Me and my team were desperately trying to help people get out of Afghanistan. I had constituents who had family members there. It was utter ch…”

“At the granting of the injunction in 2023, there were individuals at risk of death. In late November 2024, the injunction was continued because secrecy was still needed to protect life. A few months later, the Rimmer review said that there was diminished risk to individuals. How do you think it got to that conclusion, …”

“That is really helpful. Thank you.”

“David, you said that parliamentarians had a right to know. Do you think any of the parliamentarians that knew should have used parliamentary privilege to let Parliament know what was going on?”

“I do not want to paraphrase what all three of you have said, but am I being fair in saying that you all agree that the Rimmer review does not give the full picture and is incomplete?”

“Do you have any understanding of why such a review was not carried out sooner, or throughout?”

“Do you get the impression that it was rushed as well?”

“Good afternoon, everyone. It is reported that there have been several periods in the last few years where the Royal Navy has not had a single SSN at sea. As you will know, there is a deteriorating situation in the Euro-Atlantic, coupled with the US being clear that Europe must do more in Europe. What is the advantage o…”

“It is publicly known that there are six and one that is out of action, so there are five. That is already publicly known. Bearing in mind the situation that I have just outlined, we have five available.”

“A final quick question from me. Should pillar 2 be extended to other countries? If so, who and when?”

“We had Simon Case before us last week. He was not overly confident about the timeline for those 12 subs.”

“Does it leave us vulnerable, if we do that?”

“Thanks for that, Minister. The more important part of my question was about whether it is actually realistic. If there is one there—bear in mind that you have said there are five—we have four left. We have Russian subs; we have problems in the Euro-Atlantic and the GIUK gap. Is it realistic that we are going to be able…”

“Considering how complex and difficult it has been so far, wouldn’t potentially going from three to seven be quite some stretch?”

“Since July, I have been assisting my constituent who is the victim of stalking by a foreign national. After correspondence, proposed legislative amendments and a ministerial meeting, we were promised some support. The situation has recently deteriorated, placing her in danger. Despite numerous attempts to seek help via…”

“Order. If Members can keep their speeches to five minutes, everyone should get in. I call Will Forster.”

“Order. This is just a reminder that the debate must end at 10 minutes to 2.”

“We begin with the Select Committee statement. Liam Byrne will speak on the publication of the 11th report of the Business and Trade Committee, “Toward a new doctrine for economic security”, HC835, for up to 10 minutes, during which no interventions may be taken. At the conclusion of his statement, I will call Members t…”

“That is helpful; thank you.”